Govt announce Minimum Purchase Price for paddy varieties

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The government announced a Minimum Purchasing Price (MPP) for paddy varieties that would come into effect from tomorrow onwards, Agriculture Minister K.D Lal Kantha announced today.

Accordingly, the Paddy Marketing Board will purchase paddy at the following rates per kilogram: Rs.120 for Dried Nadu rice, Rs.125 for Samba, and Rs.132 for Keeri Samba.

The government came under severe criticism in recent weeks for delaying to announce MPP for paddy as farmers alleged that they were forced to sell their harvest at lower rate by rice millers.

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